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'The Windmills of Suffolk, Part I, Post mills' - manuscript

90 pages of manuscript for a paper entitled, 'The Windmills of Suffolk, Part I, Post mills' which begins, 'To paraphrase the well known saying about "All windmills are interesting but some are more so than others", the post mills of Suffolk can fairly claim to be as interesting as any in England'.
The narrative refers to a survey of all the working corn windmills in Suffolk in 1926 (prior to a meeting of the Newcomen Society) and then to subsequent surveys in 1937-1939 for SPAB and the Suffolk Preservation Society. The paper tracks the research noted in REXW-NOT-039-001 and concludes, 'It is hoped to include further notes on Suffolk millwrights in Part II of this paper'. It ends with a list of Suffolk mills visited in 1926 and 1937-1939, tracking the changes in their operational state.

Pages from a 1953-1954 pocket diary

Six loose pages from a 1953-1954 diary, the pages measuring approx. 7.5 cm x 11.5 cm. Contains two pages of notes recording an agreement between Kent County Council and the National Trust regarding the repair of an unidentified windmill. The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Pilgrim Trust are also referenced.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

"To Save the Windmills"

"To Save the Windmills"

Cutting from "Blackpool Gazette and Herald" claiming that the Fylde area should be interested in preserving the remaining windmills. The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings has begun to record and photograph windmills in Warwickshire and Cambridgeshire aiming to publish in book form. The Society is highlighting the disappearance of the Fylde windmills and looking at funding arrangements.

Windmills of England

Windmills of England

Cutting from 'Evening Sentinel' about the work of the S.P.A.B.'s Windmill Committee, referring to seven mills acquired by the society.

"The Thaxted windmill"

"The Thaxted windmill"

Cutting from "Hertfordshire Mercury" about an appeal to save Thaxted windmill by the Thaxted Civil Council in connection with the SPAB.

"Saving old windmills"

"Saving old windmills"

Cutting from "Essex County Telegraph" about the recommendations of the Essex County Council and the SPAB for the preservation of windmills.

"Our windmills"

"Our windmills"

Cutting from an "Southend Standard" about Mr Donald Smith's call for information about Essex windmills so that he can write a book for the SPAB.

SPAB's efforts

SPAB's efforts

Cutting from "East Anglian Daily Times" mentioning that four windmills were repaired by the SPAB in 1929, including Bocking windmill.

"Windmills"

"Windmills"

Cutting from "Essex County Standard" reporting a donation of £500 per year to preserve windmills in Essex by the SPAB and how it will be allocated.

"Great Chishall Windmill"

"Great Chishall Windmill"

Cutting from 'Hertfordshire Express' aboutefforts to repair Great Chishall Windmill by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. The mill is still in use but becoming uneconomical.